All Features articles – Page 55
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FeaturesAYA 2017 shortlists: Education Architect of the Year (higher education)
We continue our series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year finalists, looking at the higher education shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2017 shortlists: Education Architect of the Year (nursery to 6th form)
We continue our series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year finalists, looking at the education (nursery to 6th form) shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2017 shortlists: Small Project Architect of the Year
We continue our series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year finalists, looking at the small project shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2017 shortlists: Housing Architect of the Year
In the first of our series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year finalists, we look at the housing shortlist
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FeaturesShould we be celebrating or lamenting Glasgow's 'renaissance'?
Glasgow once built more tower blocks than any city in Britain. In a demolition programme of similar ambition, a third have have been lost in the last decade. It’s time to reappraise the whole enterprise, says Johnny Rodger, co-author of a new book on the subject
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FeaturesTrumpitecture
Donald Trump’s architecture talks louder than the man himself, with its gaudy interiors and unashamed excess. But what do his developments reveal about the man who promises to transform America?
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FeaturesAnd you thought Brighton Pavilion was fantastical?
It could have been so much more outlandish, says the curator of a forthcoming exhibition of drawings from Brighton Pavilion’s archive
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FeaturesCPD 23 2016: BIM levels of detail
Levels of detail define the content of a BIM project at different stages. This CPD, sponsored by Vectorworks, outlines the main points to consider
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FeaturesInto the unknown
Confidence is down in the Middle East and Europe, while growth prospects are stronger in China, India and North America. But then, it’s not been a good year for predictions
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FeaturesDawn of a new age
While China still inspires optimism, the top 100 are starting to shrink and the future has suddenly become a whole lot more complicated
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FeaturesThe tragic myth of Scotland's modernist masterpiece
As a ruin, Gillespie, Kidd Coia’s Cardross Seminary has become a cult object. But the folklore obscures a much richer story, argues the author of a definitive new book
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FeaturesTwo years after Patty Hopkins ‘vanished’, women are still being airbrushed out of architecture
The issues raised by a new and wide-ranging exploration of gender in the profession are as relevant to men as they are to women, explains co-editor James Benedict Brown
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FeaturesCPD 22 2016: Specifying steel lintels
Correct specification and installation is critical to the performance of a steel lintel. This CPD, sponsored by Catnic, outlines the main points to consider
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FeaturesHelen Hayes MP: The politics of planning
Helen Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood in south London and she is also the only planner sitting in Parliament. Switching to politics in 2010 she shares her views on communities, Brexit and Trump.
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FeaturesCPD 16 2016: Insulating flat roofs
The correct insulation specification is critical to the success of any flat roof installation. This CPD module, sponsored by Celotex, outlines the main points to consider
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FeaturesCPD 20 2016: Security entrance lanes
Automatic access systems are essential to ensure the smooth flow of pedestrian traffic to restricted areas. This CPD, sponsored by Boon Edam, examines their main components and outlines the installation process
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FeaturesCPD 21 2016: Specifying insulation for inverted flat roofs
This module examines the benefits of using high-performance extruded polystyrene to insulate inverted roofs, a technique that is particularly appropriate for green roofs. It is sponsored by Dow Building Solutions
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FeaturesHeathrow or Gatwick; an architectural perspective
The decision may have been made, but it had little to do with the architectural merits or the impact on the built environment. And, of course, it’s not really a final decision anyway… Ike Ijeh reconsiders the long-running case of Heathrow vs Gatwick